Behemoths

Some immortalized animals are neither heroic nor clever. Just LARGE -- big meaty hulks that once made the ground tremble. There are the great giants of the Elephant Burial Ground, largest of land-treading beasts. Other humongous creatures bellow for your attention, too. You can still see most of them -- mounted in lobbies, or over bars...

• White King, Elko, Nevada: Died 1957
• Old Ben, Kokomo, Indiana: Died 1910
• White Buffalo, Snyder, Texas: Died 1876
• Big Red, Bozeman, Montana: Died 1910
• Goliath the Bear, Beemerville, New Jersey: Died 1991
• The Dog, Huntsville, Utah: Died 1957
• Old Ephraim, Logan, Utah: Died 1923
• Steer Montana, Baker, Montana: Died 1938
• Asylum Cow, Traverse City, Michigan: Died 1932
• Emily, Bovine Vegetarian Activist, Sherborn, Massachusetts: Died 2004